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Parasound

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 200 Pre Owner’s Manual  

 

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INTRODUCTION 

 

Congratulations on your purchase of this precision audio product and thank you for selecting 
Parasound. We are proud to offer you this versatile preamplifier, knowing that it will bring you many 
years of enjoyment and dependable operation. Please take a few moments to read the following 
instructions so you can enjoy all the benefits of your new 200 Pre’s advanced performance 
capabilities.   
 
You can find details of the 200 Pre’s specifications and advanced technology at 

www

.parasound.com. 

 
Enjoy. 

 
The Parasound Staff 

www.parasound.com 

 

 

Keep your Purchase Receipt/Dealer Invoice for future reference 

 

Keep the carton in the event it is needed in the future 
 

Record the 5 digit serial number located on the bottom side of your 200 Pre in the space below.  Also note 
your Parasound dealer’s name and telephone number. Your purchase receipt-dealer invoice is required to 
determine if your 200 Pre is eligible for Parasound warranty service. We recommend that you make an extra 
copy of your original purchase receipt-dealer invoice and store it inside the 200 Pre’s carton. If the 200 Pre 
should require warranty repair you will need its original carton and foam packing inserts to ship it. 
   

Please do not throw away the carton or foam packing inserts.

 

 
 

Parasound 200 Pre Serial # ____________________  

Parasound Dealer: ___________________________________ 

Parasound Dealer Phone Number: _______________________ 

Date of Purchase: ____________________________________

 

 
 

Important Warranty information 
 

There is no Parasound warranty for this unit if it was not purchased from an Authorized 
Parasound Dealer. 

Investigate warranty coverage statements made by 

unauthorized 

dealers very carefully, 

as Parasound will not provide service under our warranty and you will need to depend entirely upon the 
unauthorized dealer for warranty service. A list of Authorized Parasound Dealers and detailed warranty 
information is available at 

www.parasound.com 

or you can call Parasound at 

(415) 397-7100 

between 8:30 

am and 4 pm Pacific time. 

 

A missing or altered serial number could indicate that this unit was re-sold by an unauthorized 
dealer or is stolen merchandise. If this unit is missing its serial number or the serial number has 
been altered, you should return it to your dealer immediately for a full refund. 

 

 

 

Содержание 200 Pre

Страница 1: ...200 Pre Stereo Preamplifier DAC Owner s Manual...

Страница 2: ...rong grounding plug This plug will only fit into a grounding power outlet If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat th...

Страница 3: ...invoice and store it inside the 200 Pre s carton If the 200 Pre should require warranty repair you will need its original carton and foam packing inserts to ship it Please do not throw away the carto...

Страница 4: ...utputs 10 Subwoofer Outputs 10 Fixed Rec Outputs 10 Headphone Jack 10 12 Volt IR and RS 232 Connections 10 High Pass Crossover 11 Subwoofer Setup 11 Front Panel Display and Controls 12 Volume Multifun...

Страница 5: ...d any heat producing equipment You should also avoid installing the 200 Pre in an unventilated equipment cabinet or small compartment because hot air created by the other components will not exhaust a...

Страница 6: ...Parasound 200 Pre Owner s Manual Page 6...

Страница 7: ...Input 2 Input 2 is compatible with any typical analog line level source Input 3 Aux Input 3 is compatible with any typical analog line level source but is shared with the Aux input on the front panel...

Страница 8: ...full range The exclusions above are intentional so your surround sound receiver bass management menu settings and volume control function normally when you are listening to surround sound with the Le...

Страница 9: ...ical cable It has limited flexibility and if you bend it at a sharp angle you ll impair its ability to transfer the optical signal from your source to the 200 Pre Coax Coaxial The Coax also called S P...

Страница 10: ...tions 12 Volt Output Jack The 12V Out is used to turn a power amp or other accessories on and off automatically If your power amplifier is equipped with a 12 volt trigger input connect the included tr...

Страница 11: ...oth the sub s and 200 Pre s crossovers will result in low output caused by double filtering Most powered subwoofers have a switch that s typically labelled Bypass LFE or simply Crossover Off If your s...

Страница 12: ...hange The knob functions rotate through in this order with each press Input The default function no press of this knob is input selection Rotating it cycles through all of the inputs Stop at the input...

Страница 13: ...stics The maximum adjustment is 15dB Volume and The and buttons increase and decrease the volume level Mute Press to mute the audio Pressing a second time will unmute the audio The mute is also turned...

Страница 14: ...to the level it was last used at Cancel the Turn On Volume feature 1 Press the Set button 2 Press the Power Off button Now when the 200 Pre turns on the volume will be set to where it was last used M...

Страница 15: ...he available names 4 When you have found the name you want press Set again to memorize Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the other inputs Input Level Offset This feature allows you to increase or decrease...

Страница 16: ...r amp s stereo mono switch is set to stereo The USB input is not playing audio from my Computer Look in the sounds options of your computer and select PARASOUND as the output Ensure the USB cable is c...

Страница 17: ...Warranty Unit is not eligible for repair under the terms of the Parasound warranty if 1 Unit was not purchased from a Parasound Authorized Dealer 2 You do not have the original bill of sale or sales...

Страница 18: ...ighted 90dB input shorted unweighted S N Ratio Digital Inputs 100dB input shorted IHF A weighted 90dB input shorted unweighted DAC IC Burr Brown PCM1798 DAC Maximum Sampling Rates PCM only USB 96kHz 2...

Страница 19: ...Parasound 200 Pre Owner s Manual Page 19...

Страница 20: ...Parasound 200 Pre Owner s Manual Page 20 Parasound Products Inc 2250 McKinnon Ave San Francisco CA 94124 Customer Service Tech Support 415 397 7100 www parasound com...

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